Spinal Tap. Anvil is a heavy metal band that trogged through hardship

for three decades. In spite of their awful music you can't help but root

for these underdogs to find success.

(2012) 

Man, it seems impossible that a psychedelic troubadour who could give

Donovan and T Rex a run for their money would go unknown outside South

Africa for forty years. 

Hollywood big budget movies never quite get right. Just delete from

your memory how Rodriguez's sound morphed into the realm of Jimmy

Buffet.

tried to ride the wave of alternative music toward mainstream success

should count, since one of the bands (the Dandy Warhols) was well-known

and the other found success after the release of the movie (the Brian

Jonestown Massacare perform the theme music for Boadwalk Empire). But

when Dig! was released, the out of control ego of Brian Jonestown Massacre

singer Anton Newcombe seemed like an attempt at a Saturday Night Live

parody. The scary part is, Newcombe's talent almost legitimizes the

narcissism.

are interesting stories. Even at the US Air Guitar Championships, where

you learn playing the air guitar can be as entertaining and inspiring as

any other instrument. You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll raise your hand, devil horns held high.

of Daniel Johnston who could have been a musical legend if he wasn't

afflicted by mental illness. As you hear the soundtrack, you see why Kurt

Cobain and Sonic Youth were devoted fans of Johnston. As the years go

by, the promising young man ages, your heart breaks. This

documentary brings up the great question of whether art causes men to

become mad or whether madness causes men to create art.